The thing about framing your product as an iPad killer is that, well, people are going to compare your product to the iPad–every passing mention of a failure or success will be uttered in the same sentence as the competition. So when research firm releases a report stating that your company has only sold 100,000 since launching more than a month ago, people will naturally point out the fact that the competition sold three times that in its first day.

Motorola selling 100,000 Xooms since the tablet’s February 24th launch is certainly not a spectacular number by any stretch, but that uninspiring figure is compounded drastically when compared to Apple’s official numbers. Of course, it’s worth mentioning here that the Xoom’s sales numbers don’t come directly from Motorola–rather they’re estimates released by Deutsche Bank.

By most accounts, however, numbers for Motorola’s Honeycomb tablet are less than terrific. The device has gotten a fairly lukewarm reception from a number of reviewers, as well, pegging the Xoom as not quite ready for prime time.